Photos: BB10 launch

Mark Lennihan, AP01.31.2013

Sam Shperling with Gameloft holds the new Blackberry Z10 while playing his company’s game, Nova, Jan. 30 in New York. The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone is promising a speedy browser, a superb typing experience and the ability to keep work and personal identities separate on the same phone, the fruit of a crucial, long-overdue makeover for the Canadian company.

Members of the media wait for Research in Motion (RIM) CEO Thorsten Heins to officially unveil the BlackBerry 10 mobile platform as well as two new devices Jan. 30 in New York.TIMOTHY A. CLARY
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The media awaits the introduction of the Blackberry 10 Jan. 30 in New York. The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone is promising a speedy browser, a superb typing experience and the ability to keep work and personal identities separate on the same phone, the fruit of a crucial, long-overdue makeover for the Canadian company.Mark Lennihan
/ AP

Research in Motion CEO Thorsten Heins officially unveils the BlackBerry 10 mobile platform as well as two new devices Jan. 30 as the company lauches its comeback effort.TIMOTHY A. CLARY
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People gather before the start of the BlackBerry 10 launch event by Research in Motion at Pier 36 in Manhattan on Jan. 30.Mario Tama
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A member of the RIM team poses with one of the new touchscreen Z10 Blackberry devices in central London at one of eight simultaneous worldwide events for the launch of the BB10 operating system on Jan. 30.LEON NEAL
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Blackberry, formerly Research in Motion CEO Thorsten Heins, and singer Alicia Keys officially unveil the BlackBerry 10 mobile platform as well as two new devices Jan. 30. Research in Motion said it had changed its name to BlackBerry as it launched the BlackBerry 10.TIMOTHY A. CLARY
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Thorsten Heins, CEO of Research in Motion, which is changing its name to BlackBerry, introduces the BlackBerry 10 Jan. 30. The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone is promising a speedy browser, a superb typing experience and the ability to keep work and personal identities separate on the same phone, the fruit of a crucial, long-overdue makeover for the Canadian company.Mark Lennihan
/ AP

Workers prepare the podium before the start of the BlackBerry 10 launch event by Research in Motion at Pier 36 in Manhattan Jan. 30.Mario Tama
/ Getty Images

The stage is set for Research in Motion (RIM) CEO Thorsten Heins to officially unveil the BlackBerry 10 mobile platform as well as two new devices Jan. 30 in New York.TIMOTHY A. CLARY
/ AFP/Getty Images

A member of the RIM team poses with one of the new touchscreen Z10 Blackberry devices in central London at one of eight simultaneous worldwide events for the launch of the BB10 operating system on Jan. 30, 2013.LEON NEAL
/ AFP/Getty Images

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